Kusagakure Castle
Feb 22, 2014 19:46:19 GMT -7
Post by CATBUG! on Feb 22, 2014 19:46:19 GMT -7
Exterior
The exterior of Castle Uurdnat is a golden brilliance, shined to the pinnical of brightness by master craftsmen and maintained daily. The blue hued roofs are made of the highest quality tile, cut from stones leagues away and carried by skywhale, to make sure they are unhurt and untouched by bandits and other such unwanted. The ground upon which Castle Uurdnat sits is a hard stone, raised out of the earth by a legion of 100 Earth jutsu users, and hollowed out by the same team. The Castle sits roughly, 400 feet above ground, with its base on the 400 mark. The rock surface on which it sits is covered in stairs, going from the very bottom to the top, with roughly 3000 stairs between the top and bottom, zig zagging back and forth along the surface. The stairs, carved from the very mountain itself, are kepts clean and maintained by the staff of the castle, who sweep and manage each step.
The walls themselves, are each carved with intricate designs, meant to keep wind sheer and ice from forming during high wind storms. The golden designs are floral in effect and are inlaid with silver and other precious metals. The desighs go from the tunnels at the very bottom of the mountain, to the weather vein at the very top of the castle. The large chains, constantly moving in certain areas of the castle, are used to power the tram, located inside the mountain. The Tram, is multi use. Carrying Cargo of soldiers, weapons, food and even gold to be stored inside the tower. Traveling on the tram, even at top speed takes 3 minutes. The outside halls are patrolled by groups of 4 high ranking shinobi, trained just to guard the Castle and stop intruders.
The first floor, made of well cut stone and metal, goes around the full outside of the building.with pathways leading to the large garden in the middle of the first floor. Inside the courtyard there is an opulent and magnificent tree, able to produce multiple types of fruit. A special breed, created by scientists and mystics on the Grass village. The tree itself has golden bark, whos said to be worth its weight in ryo. The leaves are golden and bear the fruit of a hundred different trees. The roots extend far into the mountain, large enough to act as service tunnels and access ways for the various troops and supply lines, hollow in the middle but still able to support the tree easily.
Interior
The embodiment of renaissance design at its finest, architectural perfection. The windows behind the throne emitted a glorious light upon the main piece of the room. With the glass panes expertly crafted, to allow enough light into the room to create a gentle, but divine display of the rightful Sovereign King of Kusagakure. The room also promotes an intelligent and zeitgeist-esque theme. The walls are lined with the House-Shields of the major families of Kusagakure. Each shield is expertly crafted by some of the worlds greatest workman, created, as some say, with the breath of a dragon held within the forge of Hephestus.
The tiles that line the floor are solid Granite, with the House-shield of Uurdnat set in the stone. The color of the stone is a light pinkish rose with red highlights. On ether side of the throne there is 2 royal advisors, who act as the kings voice if he is not there. The steps leading to the throne are made of te same granite as the floor, polished to a shine, but not slippery.
The throne itself is a rather ingenious design, created to look like true metal, the royal advisors keep a steady flow of chakra to it to keep it in place, as instead of being Steel and Metal, it is actually thousands and thousands of microscopic grains of sand that are lined up to make sure that it is convincing as steel, even to the touch. The Royal Advisers also had a say in the creative deisgn of the throne, rather than attempting to show the king as a kind and weak king. they chose to represent him as a strong, iron-born king, who battled his way into power; relentless and brutish, the perfect words to describe the King